Swimming-glove.



No. 762,017. PATBNTED JUNE 7, 1904.

G. G. AMMON. SWIMMING GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6,- 1903. RENEWED FEB. 11. 1904.

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UNITED STATES iatented Tune '7, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SWIMMING-GLOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,017, dated. June 7, 1904.

Application filed February 6, 1903. Renewed February 11, 1904. Serial No. 193,195- (No model.)

greater ease, less exertion, and obtain in-' creased speed than can be obtained with the naked hand.

The invention has for its further object to construct a glove that will greatly assist in swimming, thus reducing the danger of drowning.

The final object of the invention is to provide an article of the kind which will be cheap to manufacture, strong, durable, and requires but little practice to become proficient in use and that will not be liable to get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement-0f parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification,and wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout both views, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a swimming-glove made in sections, as shown at A. By so manufacturing the article can be made more pliable to the hand and reduce the cost of same to a minimum, as the material for the sections can be made from small pieces. The fingers have inturned seams B and between seams secure the webs C,which are preferably made of non-porous material and also pliable. The wristband D is made of rubber, as it will prevent the water from entering glove after being securely fastened by strap E, that is provided with the ordinary glove-fastener F. The wristband has a number of openings Gr, so as the strap E may be adjusted to different-sized wrists.

As shown in Fig. 1, the webs do not extend to the ends of the fingers; but the ends of the fingers are bent back to embrace the edges of the said webs.

In my form of construction for swimmingglove it is not necessary'to remove same if one is desirous of taking hold of an object that may be floating upon the surface of the water, as it has the free movement of any other style of glove and one may grasp and release articles at will. For beginners it assists them greatly, as all one needs to bear in mind and become proficient in its use is on the backward movement of arms to keep the fingers apart. This will stretch webs tight and appear as shown in drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

.A swimming-glove comprising strips of material doubled on themselves to form seamless finger ends and having their contiguousv the presence of two witnesses, this 4th day of February, 1903.

CHARLES Gr. AMMON.

Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, J. P. APPLEMAN. 

